Security World: Wireless Report: Broadcasters continue fight against wireless Net

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WIRELESS REPORT

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

* Broadcasters continue fight against wireless Net
* Analysts: Apple network doesn't make much sense
* Design work trumps new technologies at Beijing Olympics
* HP wins license to sell more smartphones in China
* Vodafone launches consumer-targeted Palm Treo smartphone
* Mobile business apps middleware catches on
* Microsoft, Siemens VDO team on car navigation, entertainment
* Nokia revamps mobile map service

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BROADCASTERS CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST WIRELESS NET

The association of television broadcasters launched a campaign on Monday
designed to persuade the Federal Communications Commission not to allow
portable wireless Internet services in the so-called "white
spaces" of TV spectrum.

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ANALYSTS: APPLE NETWORK DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE

Google and Intel have already expressed interest in the forthcoming
700MHz spectrum auction. Now, speculators say Apple may throw its hat
into the ring.

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DESIGN WORK TRUMPS NEW TECHNOLOGIES AT BEIJING OLYMPICS

When Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games,
officials promised to use it as a showcase for new technology and
China's economic development.

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HP WINS LICENSE TO SELL MORE SMARTPHONES IN CHINA

Hewlett-Packard has won a license from the Chinese government to sell
more smartphone models in the country, a company spokeswoman said
Thursday.

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VODAFONE LAUNCHES CONSUMER-TARGETED PALM TREO SMARTPHONE

As part of a strategy to generate greater revenue from mobile data
services, Vodafone Group has collaborated with Palm to launch a
smartphone modeled after the Treo 750v but at a fraction of
the price and with a newly designed user interface.

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MOBILE BUSINESS APPS MIDDLEWARE CATCHES ON

Industry experts maintain that many business applications vendors are
still struggling to successfully port their tools to mobile handsets.
But some software makers claim that by partnering with wireless
specialists to develop their systems, they are selling more licenses to
end-users today.

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MICROSOFT, SIEMENS VDO TEAM ON CAR NAVIGATION, ENTERTAINMENT

Microsoft's in-car technology is getting a boost via a deal with
a large supplier of automotive electronics. Germany's Siemens VDO
Automotive has agreed to collaborate with it on a next-generation
communication and entertainment system.

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NOKIA REVAMPS MOBILE MAP SERVICE

Nokia has added new features to its mobile mapping application, with a
revamped user interface and a status indicator to alert users when
they're connected to a GPS satellite.

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